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October 2026

NOS Binnenland · 9 OctTranslated

Major damage to Topsport Amsterdam office after Olympic Stadium fire

The head office of Topsport Amsterdam, the organisation that supports top Olympic and national athletes, needs to look for a temporary new office space. Due to last night's fire in the crawl space of the parking garage of the Olympic Stadium, the office has become unusable for the time being. The organisation will let you know in a statement. Although the entire damage has not yet been mapped, according to the organization, it is clear that the employees cannot return to the office building in the next five months.

NOS Binnenland · 9 OctTranslated

Cabinet apologies to Q fever patients: 'Sent from the cabinet to the wall'

Twenty years after the start of the largest Q fever epidemic in history, Minister of Health Hermans apologises on behalf of the cabinet. Tens of thousands of people in North Brabant became infected by infected goat farms in the area. Various committees of inquiry, ombudsmen and doctors have since found that the government failed to protect the people in that region. The Minister makes no apologies for what happened during the epidemic has happened.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 9 OctTranslated

Mata Hari Returns: more than just the story of a spy

Who was Mata Hari anyway? The world-famous Frisian dancer and spy was the focus of the musical Mata Hari Returns in Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie on Thursday evening. Reporter Esmee was present and saw how the performance not only tells the special life story of Mata Hari, but also addresses current social themes. From the first moment, the musical manages to attract attention.

NOS Binnenland · 9 OctTranslated

Twenty asylum seekers sleep in the rain in Ter Apel due to shelter shortage

Due to a shortage of reception spaces in the Netherlands, twenty asylum seekers had to sleep outside in the rain last night in Ter Apel. Aid organizations such as the Red Cross and Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland have criticized the situation. They point out that the country's reception capacity is currently insufficient.

Omrop Fryslân · 9 OctTranslated

Jason Ceka can be deployed at SC Cambuur, which still lacks two names against Zwolle

For three weeks, the football fans had to wait for it, but the Eredivisie starts again. Cambuur is visiting PEC Zwolle this weekend. Coach Johan Plat has used the past few weeks to get his selection fit. For example, Jason Ceka is fit enough to play. Only Daan Visser (severely injured in the knee last year) and the Belgian Wout Asselman are still not ready to play.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 9 OctTranslated

VIDEO: What does Leeuwarden think of the national fireworks ban?

The national fireworks ban is coming, but what do the residents of Leeuwarden think about this? Is it a good step towards a safer turn of the year or does it mean the disappearance of an important tradition? Omroep Leeuwarden investigated and spoke to residents, a fireworks entrepreneur and D66 council member Justin Flapper. The fireworks ban raises several questions.